Cook, also affiliated with the National Journal, thinks the Republicans will gain 50-60 seats in the House and six-to-eight in the Senate. The GOP needs to gain 39 House seats for a majority and 10 Senate seats.

Cook calls the Washington Senate race a toss-up but thinks Murray will retain the seat for a fourth term.

In the House, he rates the 1st District where Jay Inslee is the Democratic incumbent as Solid D, the 2nd where Rick Larson is the Democratic Incumbent as a Toss-up, the 3rd where Democrat Brian Baird is retiring as Lean R, the 4th where Doc Hastings is the Republican incumbent as Solid R, the 5th where Cathy McMorris-Rodgers is the Republican incumbent as Solid R, the 6th where Dicks in the Democratic incumbent as Solid D, the 7th where Jim McDermott is the Democratic incumbent as Solid D, the 8th where Dave Reichert is the Republican incumbent as Likely R and the 9th where Adam Smith is the Democratic incumbent as Likely D.

The New York Times calls the Patty Murray-Dino Rossi race a toss-up but statistician Silver gives the edge to Murray, though he has recently increased the odds that Rossi will win.

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